Sec. 11. (a) The board may call upon the attorney general for the legal services that the board requires.
(b) For the purpose of carrying out any of the board's functions, the supervising officers of a state agency or of a state educational institution shall, upon request of the board, do the following:
(1) Assign or detail to the board any personnel of the agency or educational institution, taking into account available appropriations and the needs of the entity to which the request is directed.
(2) Make the special reports, surveys, or studies that the board requests.